Digital X-Ray: Page 15

DEXA study sheds light on ‘obesity paradox’
By Will Morton
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans have shown that even patients with normal BMI scores may experience significant drops in bone health.
October 17, 2023
Dexa Hip
Secondhand smoke raises osteoporosis risk in women
By Will Morton
Passive and active smoking may be equivalent risk factors for osteoporosis in women, according to a study in Italy.
October 13, 2023
Smoke
'Timika score' on x-rays may help identify complex TB cases
By Will Morton
Machine learning has revealed new potential for a simple clinical tool proposed in 2010 for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) on x-rays.
October 4, 2023
Tuberculosis
Can transformer models improve AI image interpretations?
By Will Morton
A new class of AI appears to move the technology closer to what radiologists are capable of when they interpret chest x-rays.
October 3, 2023
Representative radiographs (top), acquired in anteroposterior projection in the supine position, and corresponding attention maps (bottom). (A) Images show main diagnostic findings of the internal data set in a 49-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (left); a 64-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (middle); and a 69-year-old female patient with effusion (right). Image courtesy of Radiology.
Louis Plesner talks AI x-ray exam reads vs. radiologists'
By Will Morton
In an interview with AuntMinnie.com, Louis Plesner, MD, discussed a study he led that found radiologists outperformed four commercially available algorithms for identifying diseases on chest x-rays.
September 28, 2023
2023 09 28 Plesner Interview V2
Chest x-ray model analysis reveals race and sex bias
By Will Morton
An AI chest x-ray "foundation model" developed by Google researchers has demonstrated racial and sex-related bias leading to uneven performance.
September 27, 2023
Ai Bias
Radiologists outperform chest x-ray AI
By Will Morton
Radiologists outperformed four commercially available AI algorithms when diagnosing lung diseases on chest x-rays.
September 26, 2023
A representative posteroanterior chest x-ray (A) in a 71-year-old male patient who underwent examination due to progression of dyspnea shows bilateral fibrosis (arrows), which was misclassified as airspace disease by all four AI tools. Image courtesy of Radiology.
Technicians have 'flexibility' during lumbar spine bone scans
By Will Morton
Different hip flexion angles have little influence on lumbar spine bone mineral density measurements using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
September 25, 2023
Dexa Hip
Low-dose radiation damages DNA in interventional radiologists
By Will Morton
Long-term exposure to low-dose radiation can cause DNA damage to lymphocyte cells in interventional radiologists.
September 21, 2023
Dna
AI for diagnosing osteoporosis may be 'a brilliant idea'
By Will Morton
A focus group study in the U.K. suggests participants are generally accepting of the use of AI software for diagnosing osteoporosis.
September 21, 2023
Ai Hand
New fluoroscopy procedures raise radiation risks
By Will Morton
Doctors at have calculated radiation exposures for patients undergoing newer endoscopic fluoroscopy procedures and the results come with a warning.
September 19, 2023
Radiation Symbol Circle 400
X-ray tomosynthesis bests conventional x-ray for lumbar spine imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
X-ray tomosynthesis has shown benefits over conventional x-ray for lumbar spine imaging in a recent study.
September 19, 2023
X Ray Spine Back
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